The Ipswich Ceramic Foundation

Registered charity 1088950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BAYLIGHT FOUNDATION

To provide funds for the benefit of research relating to education, procurement, aesthetics and environmental issues

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Latest income

£166k

Latest spending

£9k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £158,154 as of 31 March 2025, which the Trustees consider maintains the charity's stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records, with no matters causing concern. The trustees affirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £158k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CRISPIN KELLY
Nadim Camille Khattar

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£166k	£9k
31/03/2024	£82k	£82k
31/03/2023	£201k	£344k
31/03/2022	£205k	£295k
31/03/2021	£387k	£284k

Common questions

Is The Ipswich Ceramic Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £158,154 as of 31 March 2025, which the Trustees consider maintains the charity's stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records, with no matters causing concern. The trustees affirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	1	£14k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £559k
INSTITUTE OF CAST METALS ENGINEERS income £296k
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION income £352k
Cotswolds Arts Through Schools income £581k
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION income £101k
IPROVISION THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (CIPR) BENEVOLENT FUND income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Ipswich Ceramic Foundation	£166k	—	within	—	no doubt
IPSWICH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025	£559k	—	below	—	no doubt
INSTITUTE OF CAST METALS ENGINEERS FY2024	£296k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£352k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Cotswolds Arts Through Schools FY2025	£581k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025	£101k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.